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The Deaths ICE Doesn’t Count

Prisciliano Trejo Ricano spent his 29th birthday on July 10 in Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center. In the privately-run facility that can hold about 1,900 detainees at a time, Trejo Ricano felt “like…

  • Prisciliano Trejo Ricano died July 24 after ICE release.
  • ICE stopped reporting deaths within 30 days of release.
  • ICE detainee mortality rate highest in over a decade.

Culture

The Binmen of Birmingham

I was on the British CapX Podcast talking about the Equality Act, riffing off my two posts Equality Act 2010 and The Apples and Oranges Tribunal.

  • Female workers denied bonuses, same as binmen
  • Council cuts binmen wages, keeps paying more to women
  • City hires contractor, triple outsourcing bill

Business

Soldiers have to plan out every step just to reach Ukraine's deadly 'zero line.' A sergeant said it's like 'Mission Impossible.'

Ukrainian soldiers heading to the perilous part of the front nearest Russian soldiers need to coordinate their movements carefully.

  • Soldiers must meticulously plan every step to reach Ukraine's "zero line."
  • Sergeant Yankee compared mission to "Mission Impossible" due to dangers.
  • Zero line is a "death zone" with constant drone bombardment.

World

Bomb cyclone threatens southern Brazil

As a low-pressure system moves over northern Argentina and Paraguay beginning this Thursday (Aug. 6), it may develop into an extratropical cyclone with explosive intensification, known as a bomb…

  • Low-pressure system to move over northern Argentina and Paraguay
  • Potential to evolve into bomb cyclone from Thursday to Saturday
  • Strongest winds expected at 100 km/h along Brazilian coast

Health & Medicine

FDA Approves First mRNA Flu Shot

The FDA has approved the first mRNA flu vaccine in the United States after a clinical trial found it was about 27% more effective than a standard flu shot.

  • FDA approves first mRNA flu vaccine, mFlusiva
  • 27% higher efficacy than conventional flu shot
  • Marketed for adults 50+, older adults pending trials
PM Shehbaz departs for Saudi Arabia on 3-day visit

World

PM Shehbaz departs for Saudi Arabia on 3-day visit

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday left for a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, where he will be accompanied by the Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. In a post on X, the government said that the premier has left for the visit at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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